Release Date: 28 November 2011
Described by Steven Wilson as a sequel to Ghosts on Magnetic Tape, Cenotaph is, in fact, far more than that. Just like its renowned predecessor, still regarded by Wilson as an all-time favourite in his oeuvre, the new album turns spatial relations upside down. Carving out vast aural sculptures cenotaphs of sound from them, the album is made up of four massive compositions each around the twentyminute mark. As Steven puts it himself: "the sound is amorphous, spectral, "old", like clouds of rust and decay. it's ghosts hovering above the tower. music that broods and transforms the room you play it in into a place where time stands still and phantom orchestras beam carrion crow unease into your soul from a time long ago." Steven Wilson on facebook: "it's a very dark and spectral album, four 20 minute clouds of brooding drones, perhaps closest in style to previous albums such as Ghosts on Magnetic Tape and Loss, but looser in a way. there will also be a limited 700 copy double vinyl edition using a different mix - i tried several different approaches during the development of the music, the mix selected for the cd makes more use of rhythm, while the vinyl mix is more ambient."
Tracklisting Disc 1 Citadel [19:09] Carrion [22:16] Cenotaph [19:01] Conflux [18:06]